AWARDS: 1st, 2nd, 3rd place Classic Rules World Judo Championships 2010 awards for each weight division. Note: Two third places will be awarded. ENTRY FEE: $100.00 per person if completed application and payment are received before January 1, 2010. $150.00 if received afterwards. There will be NO REFUNDS. Registration is not complete until payment is received.SPECTATOR FEE: $20.00 collected at the door. RULES: Modified IJF Rules

IJF CONTEST RULE MODIFICATIONS:

- Article 3 (Judogi) White giís only

- Article 16 (Appendix) Pre-1974. Hikikomi to newaza is permissible, but generally will not receive a score of waza-ari or ippon. Adequate time to be given to allow newaza to develop unless contestants are in deadlock.

- Article 24 (Yuko) Pre-1974. There will be no Yuko.

- Article 25 (Koka) Pre-1974. There will be no Koka

- Article 27 (Prohibited Acts) Pre-1974. No penalties, except for unsportsmanlike conduct and unsafe acts, such as flying wakegatame. No Stalling penalties. Any kind of grips permitted. Any kind of defensive or offensive posture permitted. - If there are any conflicts in the Rules, pre-1974 Rules will apply.

Please Note:

- The Tournament will return to the ippon score of yore whereby the full point will be required to have dramatic force;
- No score for take down techniques employed to take an opponent into grappling mode (a.k.a. newaza); scores must be aerial;
- No quick stoppage of the transition to newaza;
- To allow newaza to continue unless there is a deadlock whereby it is clear to the referee that the opponents in newaza are no longer able to make any advancement;
- There will be sufficient allowance for time for the opponents to vie for their starting grip.
- Also, as newaza will have a greater opportunity, the tournament directors encourage practitioners of ju-jutsu (jiu-jitsu) to enter.
- The tournament will not end in the middle of a technique. Should a contestant begin a technique (including newaza), the end of the contest will not occur until the attempt of the technique (including a newaza technique) is completed.

ELIMINATION METHOD: Pool with Straight Eliminations
Step 1 - Four man pool - if athlete wins twice, athlete advances. Step 2 - Straight elimination to Finals; there will be two third places.WEIGHT CLASS DIVISIONS (IJF): Male: (kg) 60, 66, 73, 81, 90, 100, 100+, Open (All competitors may compete in Open division without additional charge. OPEN DIVISION will be run at the end of the tournament.)

REGISTRATION AND OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN: March 21, 2010 at the tournament site, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Scales will be available to check weight from 7:00 a.m. START TIME: 11:00 A.M. TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Chris Angle

TOURNAMENT MANAGER: George Pasiuk CHIEF REFEREE: To be announced.MASTERS DIVISION:

- All requirements below must be satisfied.
- Within your age division on the 21st day of March, 2010 which is the day of the event.
- At the time of the entry there must be proof of current membership of a National Federation.
- Payment of all entry fees in full at the time of entry.
- Note: Signing of a form which waivers all responsibility in respect to participation in the event. This form will be available at Registration.
- All players are strongly advised to have adequate travel and medical insurance, which specifically covers participation in judo.

Entries: All entries should be on the entry form (which may be cut 'n' pasted, photocopied, or scanned) and sent or faxed to:

Individual Weight Categories will have a competition if there are two or more entries. If there are less than two entries, the category will be combined with another weight.

ACCOMMODATIONS: There are two excellent hotels in New Rochelle. New Rochelle is 45 minutes by train (MetroNorth Line) from New York's Grand Central Station. Hotels and Tournament Site are within walking distance.

The following must be completed and submitted to register for the Classic Rules World Judo Championships.
Registration Fee - $100 for pre-registration, $150 after December 31st, 2009
Make Checks Payable to: Classic Rules Judo

Yes. During the next two days following the competition there will be a camp held at San Yama Bushi Judo Club (New Rochelle) on that Monday immediately following the tournament starting at 6:30 p.m. and at the Stamford Judo Club (Stamford, CT) on that Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.

- Will I be able to register at registration time?

Yes, forms will be available.

- May anyone enter?

Yes, it is an open tournament. The winner will be declared the Classic Rules World Judo Champion in his respective weight class.

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-Mentat Text Two (dicto)

yeah, that seems to be a bit much. for that much money, i would expect a *stellar* event: pristine mats, very well organized, locker room with amenities, etc etc.

"Face punches are an essential character building part of a martial art. You don't truly love your children unless you allow them to get punched in the face." - chi-conspiricy
"When I was a little boy, I had a sailor suit, but it didn't mean I was in the Navy." - Mtripp on the subject of a 5 year old karate black belt
"Without actual qualifications to be a Zen teacher, your instructor is just another roundeye raping Asian culture for a buck." - Errant108
"Seriously, who gives a **** what you or Errant think? You're Asian males, everyone just ignores you, unless you're in a krotty movie." - new2bjj

Only problem I have with this is the "world" championships. If you can walk in that day and pay to enter it is not a world championships.

Again "classic" rules are crap just use the rules we have now and score ippon like it should be speed, force, LARGELY ON THE BACK AND WITH CONTROL.

No yuko is going to make close matches. Extended mat time can be done at any tournament with a good ref meeting.

Gripping rules are in place to keep slap matches from happening.

All in all it's a lame attempt to people rebel against the current structure of Judo. Which is not needed. BJJ players will not want to compete in Judo as long as there is an ippon rule. Remove the ippon rule and what do you have? A BJJ tournament.

Only problem I have with this is the "world" championships. If you can walk in that day and pay to enter it is not a world championships.

Again "classic" rules are crap just use the rules we have now and score ippon like it should be speed, force, LARGELY ON THE BACK AND WITH CONTROL.

No yuko is going to make close matches. Extended mat time can be done at any tournament with a good ref meeting.

Gripping rules are in place to keep slap matches from happening.

All in all it's a lame attempt to people rebel against the current structure of Judo. Which is not needed. BJJ players will not want to compete in Judo as long as there is an ippon rule. Remove the ippon rule and what do you have? A BJJ tournament.

Agree with Josh,

$100 ? For what? I could compete at Starette or Liberty Bell for half that and chances are I would get a much better work out than I would at this "Classic" Shiai.

There is a also the issue of points. A lot of decent players are simply not going to be interested in competing if they are not going to get due credit for their wins.

And lo, Kano looked down upon the field and saw the multitudes. Amongst them were the disciples of Uesheba who were greatly vexed at his sayings. And Kano spake: "Do not be concerned with the mote in thy neighbor's eye, when verily thou hast a massive stick in thine ass".

BJJ players will not want to compete in Judo as long as there is an ippon rule. Remove the ippon rule and what do you have? A BJJ tournament.

As a BJJ player, & knowing full well that I'm unlikely to be getting a win by ippon, I have no problem with the ippon rule so long as ippon is defined as a throw that puts me airborne, lands me flat & hard & lands the guy throwing me in a demonstrably secure pin. What would bother me is the sort of ippons where there's a big throw & because it's a big throw the aggressor knows he's going to win & so doesn't bother landing in a secure position.

I think the greater difficulty in having mixed Judo/BJJ competitions is simply the uneven nature of stand-up & ground skills. There are certainly exceptions, but in general, a BJJ player who's equal on the feet to a judo player will be superior on the ground & a BJJ player who's equal on the ground to a Judo player will be much worse on the feet. So, it's hard to fit people into appropriate skill brackets.